A Little Insight Into All Things Bailey

Sunday, August 8, 2010

A swing and a smile

Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad. ~Author Unknown

I think that one of the great revelations of parenthood is that it feels almost innate to want to give your children more than you had as a child. Not just material items, like toys or clothes, but more emotionally too, more caring, more laughter, more love. I have certain memories of my own father that feel like tiny grains of sand in my hands, once so strong and easily recalled, now I feel as though they could slip away from me at any given moment. I came across his picture in an album recently and barely remembered that was what he looked like. It's funny what time does to your memories like that. My father passed away the summer before my 9th birthday, and in that many years I have probably the same number of happy memories of him. It's sad, but true, and that's the way life goes sometimes. Not all people who have children were meant to be fathers, and certainly some could never call themselves dads.

I got lucky enough to marry a man who has an amazing father, and I think that is one of the many reasons that he IS an amazing father. An amazing Dad, truly. A man who gives his time, his love, his hugs, his kisses, and his heart to his kids. He loves them unconditionally and shows it in the way that he treats them and the things that he does for them. They might not know how lucky they are, but I sure do.

Here are some pictures of Aiden on the tree swing that his Daddy built today:) Ava needed a nap so no pics of her yet. I have a really cute video of Aiden spinning also that I need to upload. I got a little teary-eyed thinking of all of the happy years to come here, and how lucky we really are to have each other to laugh with:)




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